Housing in Springwells at a glance
- Population
- about 13,986
- Housing units
- about 5,252
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $87,000Detroit: $83,900 (+4%)
- Median gross rent
- $940 a monthDetroit: $1,074 (-12%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 62.5%Detroit: 50.3%
- Homes built before 1980
- 94.5%
- Median year built
- 1939 or earlier
Springwells is a south-east sector of Detroit where owners dominate and rents are low. Owner-occupancy is 62.5%, third among Detroit's sectors, and rent of $940 ranks ninth, well under the $1,074 for Detroit overall. Owner estimates come to $87,000, slightly above the city's $83,900. Homes are old, with 94.5% pre-1980 and a median year of 1939 or earlier, though that share ranks only seventh. Central Southwest is the neighbour with higher values, at $95,000, but its rent drops further to $850. Claytown comes in at $74,000 with rent of $990, and Barton-McFarland at $64,000 with $1,160, so Springwells has the second-highest values of this group of neighbours, with the lowest rents of those that are not Central Southwest. About 13,986 residents live in the sector, more than Central Southwest's 11,270, and fewer than Claytown's 19,516. Its owner share of 62.5% is also close to the 63.5% in Central Southwest, which separates both from Claytown and Barton-McFarland.
Questions about Springwells
What is the median home value in Springwells, Detroit?
$87,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $83,900 for Detroit as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Springwells?
$940 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,074 in Detroit (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Springwells own or rent?
Most own: 62.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 50.3% in Detroit (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 6 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Springwells is one of the 10 most populous of 205 neighborhoods of Detroit: estimated population about 13,986 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Detroit Open Data, Current City of Detroit Neighborhoods, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Detroit as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Springwells
The closest sectors of Detroit, by distance between population centres.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Springwells. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Springwells? Ask for your spot.